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Steep increase in the deficit: Unavoidable stabilisation measure, or an ominous structural break?
February 18, 2009As usual, most analysts have again heaped praise on Finance Minister Trevor Manuel for the clever way in which he managed to profess his continued commitment to prudent fiscal policy in the 2009 Budget, while also acknowledging and allowing for the effects on SA of the current global economic recession (which he warned could become a depression). more...
Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index 2008
February 3, 2009The Economist Intelligence Unit have released their Democracy Index 2008 for free. The index examined the state of democracy in 167 countries around the world. The Index of Democracy focused on five general categories; electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation and political culture. more...